Holder for illustrated post-cards.



No; 816,904. PATENTED APR. 3, 1906.

E. J. BARLY..

HOLDER FOR ILLUSTRATED POST CARDS.

APPLIOATION nun JAN. 24, 1906.

In vcnx lor.

'5 co umns, Walls, and other (places where rota- 45 tal part 1upwardly-bent loops 2 3, which complished, the view from eit can beused-in many p UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EARL J. EARLY, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HOLDER FOR uiusrmreo POST-CARDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April. 3, 1906.

To all whom it. may concern.-

Be it known that I, EARL J. EARLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the count of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, ave invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Holdersfor Illustrated Post-Cards, of which the following is a specification. I

The object of this invention is to form a holder for the storage, anddispla of illustrated postal cards or any simi ar article which it isdesired to carry in stock, so that it can readilybe seen and examinedand to have the surface of the article as little covered or obstructedas possible. As the holder is formed of wire, the object sou ht is fullyacer side being e uall good, and when the holders are disp aye in awindow or show-case there need e no turning or other manipulation to seethe articles from'either side. The holders interlock, so that anydesired number may be used, and as they project but slightly they acesat present unoccu ied, and therefore useless, in windows, on

table stands cannot be use As seen in Figure 3, they may be suspended toswivel or turn in manner to get a good li ht or for any other convenientpurposes. hey can be bent to accommodate cards of slightly differs outlengths.

- The invention is illustrated in the accomanying drawings, in whichsimilar parts are esigfiated by similar characters of reference, in w'ch-- Fig. 1 is a front view of a group interlocked and designed to besuspended from a wall, column, a window, or any like situation. Fig. 2is a back view of a single holder. Fig. 3 is a modification forsuspension from a swivel or similar means, so the holders can be turnedin different directions.

A single iece of wire of suitable length has at equi istance from itscentral horizonform a means of suspension for the u per member of aseries. From the outer si e of the loops the holder has downwardextensions 4 5 with bends 6 7, from which the wire extends diagonallyupward at 8 9and then runs parallel to parts 4 5 at 10 11 to a distancesomewhat below part 1.; Parts 10 11 then have outward right-angle, bends12 13 arallel to part 1 to a distanceto suit the ength of the card orobject to be held. Then illustrated postal right-angle inward bends 1415 are made to limit the projection of the holder and complete thepocket, and parallel to arts l2 13 are the final bends 16 17 in line witparts 1 i 5. Parts 16 17 do not reach to members 4 5, leaving spaces 1819. The upper holder A supports the next holder B, which passes throughopenings 18 19 and hangs on bends 6 7. Other holders C, D, E, and asmany more as are necessary or desirable are suspended in the same way.

Fig. 3 has a loop 20 for the attachment of a swiveling suspension. Theangular parts 8 9 form an inclined base whereon the cards or objectsrest, as seen at E, each at a different height to enable the withdrawalof one Without disturbing the others, which prevents needless handlingand soiling.

I claim 1. A card-holder, or similar article, formed of a single pieceof wire bent to have supporting-loops, front and back portions joined byangular bottom portions to support the article or articles stored anddisplayed, and outward bends at the extremities of the front portions tosecure the contained article or articles in endwise position.

2. A holder for cards or other articles, formed of a single piece ofwire with 100 s for the support of the upper one, and for tl ie su portof succeeding ones, one upon anot er; front and back portions joined bya bottom art which carries each card at a dif ferent e ovation, andportions formed to secure the cards in endwise. osition.

3. A series of holders ildr cards or similar articles, each formed of asingle piece of wire,

bent and shaped for a central suspension,

loops for supporting each one of the series upon another of the series;front and back retaining portions, bottom retaining portions, and.end-retaining portions, wit 1 open spaces through which-the members ofthe series maybe interlocked orremoved from such interlocking. I

4. Storage and display holders for cards or like articles, formed ofwire, with bends for suspension, front and back parts for confining theobjects, bottom parts to support each article at a difierent elevation,bends at the top of the front members which confine the articles as totheir ends, and permit the insertion of another holder to be supportedby 'the holder aforesaid.

5. A receptacle for holding-and displayin cards or the like, formed ribfrom which upwardly and fashioned of wire, in the following manner;first a horizontal back member with loops for suspension, downwardextensions 1 therefrom, with bends at their lower ends, 1

extend angular bottom portions on which the displayed objects '1 'rest,in different elevations, and from wlnch the wire e tends upwardly inpractically par 3 allel relation to the back portions andat their upperends term nate in bends forming t three sides of a rectangle to confinethe ends of the cards or objects displayed, with openi ings throughwhich to insert and remove another receptacle to be suspended from theaforesaid receptacle, as and for the purposes 1 set forth.

6. A wire receptacle for the storing and display of goods, fashioned. ofwire to form t sustainingloops,vertical back portions, front 1 portionstending diagonally upward from the back portions for a, distance thenrunning parallel and terminating in horizontal bends, outward, thenbackward and lastly inward to near the back portions. v

7. A receptacle for the storing and display of post cards, or likearticles, comprising wire bent to verticallypass the back and front ofthe articles, somewhat remote from their ends, with right-angular loopsto confine the articles end wise and means whereby the receptacles maybe interlocked in desired. numbers.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.EARL J. EARLY Witnesses:

WILLIAM C. SToEvER, RANSOM O. WRI HT.

